Chapter 1 of What Dreams May Come is here in full — 719 sentences across 144 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of What Dreams May Come is here in full — 719 sentences across 144 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MELODY. I. The Hon. Harold Dartmouth was bored. He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter. He was young.
Chapter 1 of What Dreams May Come is here in full — 719 sentences across 144 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tired of the world
From this reading “The Hon. Harold Dartmouth was bored.”
a college in New Hampshire
From this reading “The Hon. Harold Dartmouth was bored.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “THE MELODY.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
tired of the world
From this reading The Hon. Harold Dartmouth was bored.
a college in New Hampshire
From this reading The Hon. Harold Dartmouth was bored.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Hon. Harold Dartmouth was bored.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Hon. Harold Dartmouth was bored.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading THE MELODY.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MELODY.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Hon. Harold Dartmouth was bored.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading He had been in Paris three months and it was his third winter.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was young.
Chapter 1 of What Dreams May Come by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 719 sentences, grouped into 144 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 719 sentences of What Dreams May Come, unabridged, divided into 144 reading sections.
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